Method Man

Everything about the Wu-Tang Clan is complicated. All nine founding members are hip-hop MCs with distinct, powerful personalities, have elaborate nicknames, maintain solo careers, and have unique conflicts and loyalties within the group. It seems miraculous the collective from New York's Staten Island borough could schedule time to be in the same room, let alone string together classic tracks from "Protect Ya Neck" to "Triumph." "It's a gift and a curse to have so many members, man, but at the end of the day it's just different sometimes," says Raekwon the Chef, 45, who continues to record solo albums while remaining part of Wu-Tang....

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